Stewart Bainum Sr., founder of the Maryland-based Choice Hotels Chain and owner of the Dinwiddie Farm estate in Loudoun, launched the Bainum Family Foundation in 1968, and in recent years, the nonprofit has narrowed its focus to serving low-income children in Washington, DC.

When Bainum died in 2014, he left a 260-acre tract on the 640-acre estate to the foundation, with a goal of boosting access to high-quality foods in underserved neighborhoods. Foundation staff decided that launching a working farm would be the best way to meet that goal and started their search for a farmer to run it. They wound up getting two in the bargain.

DO MORE 24 | Today is the United Way of the National Capital Area‘s annual Do More 24 event, a 24-hour online giving campaign to raise funds for local organizations. Donors can click here to contribute.

EDUCATION | Arlington Public School teachers and parents raise safety concerns about a recent technology initiative that provides iPads for elementary and middle school students and laptops for high school students. (ARLnow, 6/7)